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The Portland daily press., 1887-05-28
Working the Suez Canal.

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The way in which the canal is worked from
the Suez Office is, like many other ingenious
devices, exceedingly simple. 1t is ascribed
to the local head of the administration, NJ.
Chartrey, who deserves immense credit both
for the invention itself and for the way in
which it is applied to the traffic. Against the
wall at one side Of the room is narrow shelf
or platform, along which runs grove At
intervals this trough or groove has deep re-
cesses, and at two places these recesses are
of larger size. This trough or groove repre-
sents the canal. The recesses are the sidings.
The larger intervals are the Great Bitter
Lake and Lake Ifmsah. When vessel has
been signaled and Is about to enter the canal
at say, the SueZ end, a small toy boat or mo-
del, or inches long, is chosen to represent
her. A group of these model ships stands
ready beside the model canal, each furnished
with nag. About forty have the English
flag, ten or dozen the French flag, and so
on with other nationalities. As the steamer
comes up and her name is known, 1t Is writ
ten on paper and placed on the toy boat.
The whole number of ships thus actually in
the caual at any moment can be seen at q
glance. and, as the telegraphic signals give
notice, the toy boats are moved along, or
placed In siding, or shown trayersing one
Of the lakes at full speed. Signals are sent
from the office to the various gates" pre-
scribing the siding at which each ship must
stop TO let another ship meet and pass ID.
The official who is on duty keeps the models
moving as he receives notice. taking care,
when perhaps two ships, going in opposite
directions are both nearing the same siding,
to give timely warning to the pilots in
charge by means Of the signal balls and flags
at each station under his control from the Of
fee, and to direct which Of the two Is to lie
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-28
CORPORATIONS.
Their Great Growth within the last
Fifty Years.
Orchard T. Ely in Harper's MagazIne.l

rHichard 7. Ely In Harper's Magazlne.1
When we learn that in the time Of the Dec
laration of Independence it was supposed
that corporations could never succeed in COM
petition with individual enterprise, it be-
comes easy to comprehend the failure of
"the men of 1776" to guard against present
dangers. These dangers did not exist then.
In thirty years, in the second half of the
eighteenth century, only one corporation was
formed in Massachusetts,, and that was Of
an eleemosynary character. When Alexan-
der Hamilton wrote his celebrated report on
the establishment Of the First United States
Bank in 1890 there existed only three bank
ing corporations in the United States. Some
estimate that railway corporations own one
fourth of the wealth of the country, but they
did not begin to exist until more than half
century had elapsed after the PRONUNCIATION
of the Declaration Of Independence. Gas
companies, which have been so fruitful a
source of corruption in States and munich
century, and not in large numbers much be-
fore 1880. Manufactures were carried on in
the last century in insignificant shops by
men of little wealth, and of no great social
imnortance, The word manufacturer in
Adam Smiths wealth of Nations" did not
mean great proprietor, but a. man who
worked with his owp hands-a humble arti-
san. The wealth OF the civilized world was
largely agricultural until this century, and
great land owning corporations were then Of
less Significance than now-at any rate, Of
different Significance. Three-fourths of our
nopulation was rural when our first census
was taken, and the Physlocrats had In France
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-28
PRICE THREE CENTS.

up and which to proceed. Barring accidents.
the whole arrangement goes like clock-work;
the clerk can read of in a moment the name,
tonnage, nationality, draught and actual sit
uation of every steamer he can tell what pl-
beam, what rate she is moving at, and every
thing else which has TO be known about her,
and he is able without an effort to govern all
her movements, to prescribe the place where
she Is to pass the night, and the hour at
which she Is to get under way In the morn
ing, although he does not see her, and prob
ably never saw her in his life
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-28

The fund for the erection of the new Cath
Ollie University buildings on the site just out
side of the bounds Of the city of Washington
has reached about $4,000. Those interest
ed in the university think there will be no
difficulty in raising the S5,O0oo00 necessary
70 establish and equip II.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17
An EsUuimau Dog Team.

''I am told that there is to be an Esqui-
mau dog team at the carnival said Mr..
J. Ii. Hubbard, who had charge Of the
Canadian game trophy at the Colonial ex-
hibition. lit would be a splendid attrac-
ton if they have good team us it
not your team that is to be eXhibitedr'
asked reporter. mo" was the reply.
"Mine were stuffed, and l have left them
in England. 1t was the same team which
conveyed Mai Jarvis right through from
Fort Churchill, and their reward on arriv-
ing at Winnipeg was to be poisoned by
prussic acid and stuffed for exhibition. 1
have the harness here with me- "How
many dogs do they usually have to a
team" was the next question. There
are usually four, but very often six or
eight ! would not do, however, TO have
more than four in q team 10 be driven
thr0U"A lc streets, as with the bands Of
music, tie noise and the crowd Of people
they we'd he hard to manage.
1.-The Ll5t dog is a cross between a wolf
and a collie slut. They are not savage,
but on the contrary are very devoted to
the man who feeds them. They are very
peculiar in this respect A man may drive
a team five years and feed them every
night, but if he sells them, the buyer feeds
them, and thereupon he becomes their
boss. They give implicit obedience to the
man who feeds them last Good dogs are
worth from s25 to $50. They used to be
employed in drawing fish from Lake VIM
nipeg into the town, and are often used
vet by the Indians who come in on treaty
days for their pay. When the Indians
have their sun dance they kin and eat the
oldest and most worthless of the dogs, for
1t would never do to have dance with
out a meal of roast dog afterward. The
stones never do this, but the Crees, the
Sioux and some other tribes do. Mon
treal Gazette.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17
HARDY SOLOMON { SONS
NOTICE TO STRANGERS AND NoN-REsIDENTs.

If strangers who visit Wichita and feel
an interest in it's future will call at the office
Of Hardy Solomon & Sons, 331 E Douglas
avenue and register their name and place of
residence they will be furnished thereafter, by
mail, free of charge, with all important matter
pertaining to the welfare of this city. We
will also be pleased to furnish non-residents
with any information they may wish in regard
to our city and will, if they send us their
names and address. from time to time send
them copies of our live daily papers free of
charge We buy and sell real estate for non
residents and can refer to persons in any
state in the union to whom we have sold
Wichita real estate and for whom we have
made money. We also refer to the Wichita
National Bank or any of the daily papers
Wichita
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17

The wonder opening sale Of town lots at Rocky Ford
April IL 1887, amounted to 100000 and which has
since by later sales been augmented to the astonishing
tention in Colorado and Kansas The history
the lines Of the A. s. F. Ry affords parallel
this opening SALE either in the magnitude Of
invested the intense displayed by the 400
purchaSerS who present The movement was spon-
taneous There an utter lack Of attempt to gem
entirely due to the genuine merits Of the location ITSELF
backed by beautiful and productive country Let 1t be
building to cost not than 81 900 and an equal num-
requiring the construction OF buildings OF the value
Of $500, were executed on the day OF SALE
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17
IRRIGATION

successfully and extensively pursued The Catlin
Rocky Ford canals fine OF rich black
soil as can be found between Pueblo and Kan
Bob creek canal the north in Of conStruc
tOn will add to the irrigable immense territory
Of productive soil
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17
Rocky = Ford

the south slope Arkansas River,
of Pueblo and IS miles It hes
In the center OF the Pueblo land district and commands
splendid scope OF country both north and south.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-17
Not All Satisfied.

"And so your dear Uncle David is dead!
Was he sick long?' ''Not a great while,
but he was a great sufferer. Everything,
however, was done for him that was pos
sible" Then, Of course, you are all
satisfied with his medical treatments"
''Oh, yes; that is to say, all of US except
Cousin John. Uncle David didn't leave
John anything but the family Bible. "
Boston Transcript.
The latest gustatory achievement in Wash
linton is a conjunction of steamed oysters
with curry.
Dom Pedro is looking out for the educa-
ton of his subjects. He has recently es-
tablished a professorship of Semetic IAN
Cuages in his Rio Janeiro university, and
he proposes to have chairs of all modern
languages as well-New York Graphic.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-11
THE ADVERTISER

Has for many been noted for its Reports of Legislative
Proceedings Important Law Cases, ETC. These recorded
Verbatim when the importance of the it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-11
advertisements
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Liabilities, per cent basis. 59,154,59 %
Surplus, per cent basis. $40, 355,875 IS
The surplus is based on the conservative
assumption that only per cent interest
will be realized on Investments.
Assuming that Al per cent will be real
lied, it amounts to $50, 1876, 175 rs.
E~The SURPLUS, on every basis OF
valuation. Is LARGER THAN THAT OF
ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THE
WORLD.
New assurance in 1886. 49,. Sill $40, 203 90
Larger than that of any other company.
Outstanding assurance. All, 779, O98 90
Larger than that of any other company.
Paid policy holders i'll 1886. 8,336,607 80
Paid policy holders since or
ganlZatlOn. .......... 0os01l IOo %
Total income. ......... -. 1888, 733 ~
Premium income. 1922, 154 81
Larger than that of any other company.
IMPROVEMENT DURING THE YEAR.
Increase of prem. income ,S10,475 40
Increase of surplus, per cent basis 249S, $50 60
Increase of assets. 695I, Oo0 70
Policies issued on all the plans, with all the
guarantees and concessions. For full particu-
lars apply to
ALEX. J. CARTWRIGHT,
632 may12 SO No Kaahumanu street.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
PETROLEUM v. NASBY

Says. ''lntimit acquaintance with q tru
friend always increases our. respeckt fur
that friend
This is the reason why Synvita Blocks
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life are a unit IN their praise of that won
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We have stacks of testimonials from
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After you haye tried all the high-priced
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buy package of SyHvita Kidney. Blood
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Ohio.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
Choking Catarrh.

Have you awakened from a disturbed sIeei
with all the horrible sensations of an assassin
c!utching your throat and pressing the life
breath from your tightened chest? Have you
noticed the langGor and debility that succeed
the effort TO clear your throat snd head of this
catarrhal matter? ? What 4 depressing inf1U
,nce ii eHerts upon the mind. clouding the
memory and filling the head with pains ana
strange noises! How difficut II is to rid tn,
iasal passages. throat and lungs of this pei
SonoGs nucGS all can testify who are afiictet
Sith catarrh- How difficult 20 protect the sys
,em against its further progress towards III,
iungs. liver and kidneys, all physicians viii
Idmit. | - terrible disease, and cries ouI
fcr relief and cure.
The remarkable curative powers, when al
'ther remedies utterly fail, Of S,SFuED's RAD
CAL CURE. are attested By thousands VIII.
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No st itemepC is made regarding il shat can
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Each packet contains one bottle Of the RAD
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
The stable Cure.

was not lftle startled the other day
at meeting on the street il the best Of
health apparently an old acquaintance
whom had supposed TO be filling a con-
| sumptive's grave long ere this. The last
time that l heard of him was about year
ago, and then he had been given up by
the doctors as a hopeless case. l con-
graduated him on his recovery. but must
confess that my lireliest emotion in regard
| 10 him was one Of curiosity. In answer
| to my inquiries he told me that when the
medical men had exhausted their re-
sources he determined to put in practice
q plan Of his own. Accordingly he jour
neyed by easy stages TO the Blue Mountain
region Of Virginia, where he established
himself in a farm house, and bought q
horse. He spent the whole day in the
open air, taking care Of the steed himself,
and riding him about the neighborhood.
At first he told me his weakness was
such that he could not stay in the saddle
more than fifteen or twenty minutes at a
time, and he had to pull up very soon if
| the horse broke into trot. Every day,
| however, he became little stronger, and
| in a couple of months he was able to ride
ten or twenty miles on q stretch with very
| little fatigue. He attributed his recovery
| in part TO the fact that he not only rode
but groOmed his horse and busted himself
an hour or two in the stable every day.
| In tins opinion he confirmed what l re-
member hearing an old physician So:
years and years ago, namely. that a
'hOrse barn" as he called il, is one Of the
healthiest places in the world. For those
who love horses the stable cure would be
such pleasant one that u physician who
prescribed it might he sure that his in
structions would be followed TO the letter.
Boston Post.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
NEW Works CiGARMAKERS.
The Chespn~ss Of Certain Brands Of
Cigars Explained.
Especial Correspondence.i
Especial Correspondence, ]

Especial Correspondence
NKw YoRK, Sept 2G-Have you ever when
gazing into the show window of n tobacconist
and wondering how a manufacturer could
proftably sell cigars at 81 25, ST. 80 and 81 a
box asked yourself. who made themi Did the
ridiculous figure and the more ridiculous
weed ever seem 10 your fancy to cover some
strange or morbid chapter of industrial iifet
In that swarming district Of New York city
known as the east side are long rows Of high
and marrow tenement houses. -Four. five and
nix stories Of cheap edifice are bssected by a
narrow hall and stairway from front to rear.
and each half is in turn bissected by a filthy
cro0 hall in the middle Of the building. Each
Of these four quarters is an apartment. In
the smaller tenements these apartments con-
tain two, in the larger four, but in the great
majority Of cases three small, i'll lighted,
poorly ventilated. low ceiled and foul smell
ing rooms. The tenants are seldom Ameri-
cans, seldom members Of our cousin races,
the Germans, Irish and English. Nearly
all come from the prolific southeast Of
Europe, and are Of more or less Slavonic ori-
gin In this mixture OF races are Pclaks,
Slovaks, Bohemians. Hungarians, Czechs,
Roumanians, black and white Russians Wal
lachs, Bulgarians and Croats. In fact, the
whols ethnography Of that part Of Europe is
condensed into few thickly populated New
York blocks They crowd the apartments
more like bees in hive than human beings
in home. Not one set Of two rooms con-
tAina IeD than five sls,ls. u,anv contain eight
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
Stcamboating on the Nile.

The steamboat metnCI is unique, de-
| scribing travel On the y le. The post OF
| captain is on the bow. tn the bridge the
second officer stands. Two miles ahead
| the captain discovers shosl water and a
| sand bar bent on mischief.
The captain cries uutS "Affa speedN'
There are no signal bells. SO the second
| officer receives the captains warning and
cries in turn to the piles: ''Affa spcedn'
After mature deliberatlon the pilot shouts
down to the engineer: 'Affa speedr'
The shallow water is entered by this time,
and the sand bar rapidly approaches.
Captain-''Wady easyn' Second Officer
-"Wady easy Pilot-"Wady easy"'
Engineer-'Wady erisy"' The sand bar
bravely stands its ground.
Captain Stop Second officer
Stop Pl1t-"Stop."
Passengers, one and all in unison--
Stuck.
The pilot and engineer light their pipes
and praise Allah FOR his goodness, while
the small boats are sent ashore with ropes,
| to be tied TO all the fellahin farmers to be
found. to help pull the boat off-usually
| an operation Of six or seven hours.
Ga such occasions the dahabeehist
wishes for wind. A running boy" is
often put ashore TO run TO the nearest
telegraph station TO request any steam
boat coming along that way to bring help.
Usually the running boy" is picked up
before he finds any help.
One Of the sights of the return voyage
| Is the constellation Of the southern cross.
II the manager of the boat is kinds he
will ring the dinner bell at your cabin
door when the constellation rises-say ut
a. m.-and at the top of his voice shout:
"Southern cross, please" And the same
Greek will at the proper time request all
to remain perfectly quiet, for We are
about to cross the tropic Of cancer. -
Scribner's Magazine
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
Points About Horses.

White horses have ever been a subject for
superstition. Death is represented as riding
white horse.
The horse is distinguished from most other
animals in having an undivided hoof, and In
the singular property of breathing through
the nostrils only and not through the mouth.
In his wild state his ears hang down, but
under the guardianship of man they secoms
erect and pointed. In this respect, too, the
horse differs from all other animals With
them the erect ear is the sign Of the savage.
the falling ear the sign Of civilization. So it
seems plain that the true physical beauty OF
the horse, well as the production of his full
speed, are due to the watchful care Of his
human master.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01


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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01

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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
v|T|ATED BLOOD.
ScrOfulOus, InheritGd and COnta.
giOus HumOrs Cured by
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THROUGH the medium OF one Of your books
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
BETWEEN THE LINES.

Between the lines the smoke hung low
And shells flew screaming to and fro,
While blue or gray in sharp distress
Rode fast, their shattered lines topreD
Again upon the lingering foe.
'Tis past--and now the roses blow
Where war was raging years ago,
And naught exists save friendliness
Between the lines
To you who made the traveller know
In southern homes how warm hearts glow.
Let even this halting verse express
Some measure Of true ,hankfulness,
And grateful, loving memory show
Between the lines.
Walter Learned in The Century.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-01
New School Of POliteness.

81 saw Mrs. b today, papa, and I
took off my hat and bowed to her very
politely"
I'm very glad TO hear that. Where
did you learn to bow SO nicely,' asked the
fond father, blissfuliy anticipating that he
had himself been the model.
Il saw the hand organ monkey do it, =
was the prompt reply.-The Epoch.